an ominous start?

News Goffer

Iran slams U.S. envoy to U.N.

Reuters
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26-Feb-2009 (4 comments)
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SCE Campaign
26-Feb-2009 (2 comments)
Nazanin Afshin-Jam was invited by Soleyes founder Miss Earth Switzeraland 2008 Nasanin Nuri who has a personal connection to the issue. Nazanin Nuri also expressed her support of the Stop Child Executions. >>>
Orang Gholikhani
26-Feb-2009 (8 comments)
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bubbly
26-Feb-2009
They may have once been the outsiders but once in, they rule the roost in Bollywood. >>>
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26-Feb-2009 (3 comments)
Adbusters recently had a call for designs for a flag to represent the entire world. They've narrowed the 1,000+ submissions down to 32 and now they're asking the public to vote for the best one >>>
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26-Feb-2009
stimulus money payouts by state. >>>

BLOGGERS

Revolution within a revolution

If Iran should experience once a democratic revolution on the street, it was already anticipated in the net

26-Feb-2009 (3 comments)
The Iranians belong to the most busy users of the Internet worldwide. Seven million people surf regularly, there are about 80,000 private Internet sites. Only in Teheran there exist 5.000 Internet cafés. "Today the Iranian Internet diaries make Farsi to the fourth-most frequent language, in which the sites are written", writes Nasrin Alavi, author of "We are Iran". Her book shows a picture which isn't similar to the official Iran. In the net there are no taboos. One writes about everything what is hidden, otherwise, in the Iranian republic with pleasure. The Blogger discuss drugs and sex, about the Mullahs and their power avarice, about war, torture and prison, about religion and the custom guards>>>

NUKES

A Bomb for Everybody

Acquiring the nuclear bomb would actually be good for the whole world

26-Feb-2009 (11 comments)
They’re in the news often enough, but Iran’s relationship with the world hasn’t actually changed for nearly a decade. The sticking point is the nuclear bomb and no progression or regression is possible in Iran’s relations with the world until a genuine conclusion is reached. It’s hard to read the scorecard, but if the Iranian government’s desire was to win time they have won admirably. A conclusion will arrive in one of three options: Iran will get the bomb, Iran will be bombed for trying to get the bomb or Iran will renounce the bomb. The best result for everyone, perhaps surprisingly, is for Iran to hurry up and get the bomb. The sooner they do, the sooner Iran can begin to believe what much of the world already knows: Iran has become a major power>>>

IRAN-US

Think big

On Iran, begin with the end in mind

26-Feb-2009 (17 comments)
Only 15 minutes into his term as president, Barack Obama did what his predecessor had refused to do for eight years. He reached out to Iran. By calling for a new approach to the Muslim world based on "mutual respect," Obama signaled Tehran that a new dawn in U.S.-Iran relations may be in reach. His outreach was stronger and swifter than many had expected. It was a wise move, but there should be little surprise that Tehran has yet to fully respond. It won't. While small steps like these are necessary to set the stage for diplomacy with Iran, they will not break the gridlock between the two countries. To get the Iranians to respond, Obama must start with the end in mind>>>

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IRANdokht

What Gulf?

Huffington Post / Hooman Majd
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26-Feb-2009 (8 comments)
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Darius Kadivar
26-Feb-2009 (2 comments)
Muzaffar al-din Shah in His Younger Days dressed in European Hussar Uniform. >>>

MARTYRS

بزرگترین توهین

استفاده مزورانه از كشتگان جنگ

26-Feb-2009 (9 comments)
بهره‌برداری رژیم جمهوری اسلامی از كشتگان‌ جنگ خانمانسوز ایران و عراق پس از گذشت دو دهه دراز از پایان این جنگ هم‌چنان ادامه دارد. در آخرین نمایش از این نوع، اجساد چند نفر از این كشتگان به دانشگاه امیركبیر تهران كشانده شدند تا در برابر اعتراض شدید و گسترده دانشجویان این دانشگاه در آن جا به خاك سپرده شود. عوامل رژیم كه در عزم خود بر تبدیل دانشگاه به گورستان مصمم بودند با وسایل ضربتی مختلف به جان دانشجویان معترض افتادند و عده زیادی از آنان را مضروب و مجروح كردند. ده‌ها نفر از دانشجویان نی‍ز دستگیر شدند و به زندان افتادند. شاید برای شكستن حرمت قربانیان جنگ اقدامی بهتر از این نمی‌شد انجام داد. >>>
Darius Kadivar
26-Feb-2009 (8 comments)

Princess Irandokht Kadjar (Qajar), daughter of Soltan Ahmad Shah Qajar and Princess Badr-ol-Molouk Vala (daughter of Mahmoud Mirza Vala). (circa 1930's/40's)

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ROCK

به سوی راک فارسی

نقدی بر آلبوم های «اِلاه» و «این برف» از گروه راک «حک»

26-Feb-2009
گروه راک «حک» یکی از گروه های فعال در شکل گیری موج موسیقی راک ایران در یک دهه اَخیر بوده است. این گروه مانند بیشتر گروه های راک در ایران یک پروژۀ موسیقی یک نفره می باشد که با همیاری و همکاری موسیقی پردازان متعددی از جمله؛ نوازندگان گروه راک «سرخس» و شهرام شعرباف رهبر گروه راک «اوهام» و نوازندگان و موسیقیدانان حرفه ای مانند؛ رضا اَبائی، کسرا ابراهیمی، اِحسان خواجه مولائی، مونا نامور، علی جبرئیلی به رهبری «مانی صفیخانی» تاکنون به پیش رفته است. پروژۀ حک در سال 2001 میلادی آغاز به فعالیت کرده و تا به امروز 4 آلبوم در سبک های آلترناتیو، فیوژن-راک و پروگرسیو-راک انتشار داده است.>>>

The young and the restless

Ostaad

Technology raises questions on young Arab relationships

[Persian] Gulfnews / Habib Toumi
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26-Feb-2009 (one comment)
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